All INdiana Politics

For the first time in U.S. history, a former President of the United States has been convicted of a felony. A Manhattan jury convicted former President, Donald Trump, on all 34 counts related to alleged “hush money” payments. We Hear from a Lieutenant Governor candidate who is announcing an insurgent campaign. And our political team talk about Micah Beckwith and Indiana’s abortion ban back on trial. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A fight is brewing at the Indiana Republican Party convention over the state’s second highest office. By law, convention delegates pick party nominees for Lieutenant Governor. For the past year, Micha Beckwith has been publicly campaigning for those delegates to endorse him. He’s still running despite Mike Braun’s endorsement of Julie McGuire for the Role. WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garret Bergquist, sat down with Beckwith to discuss why he’s still running and why he want’s the office of Lieutenant Governor to play a more active role. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Since the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th, Indiana has nearly doubled it’s investment in Israeli bonds. Phil Sanchez sits down with Indiana Treasurer, Daniel Elliot, to talk about his decision to buy those bonds. One vote really does make a difference. We’ll show you what happened to one primary here in Indiana. And our panel discusses a major change in the presidential debates, Indiana’s investments in Israel, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Braun and Jennifer McCormick are gearing up for a tough general election. Mike Braun talked to WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, shortly after his victory speech. Our Political Team unpacks the results of the primary and gives us a first look ahead to the general election as well as discussing the potential pause in military aid to Israel. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Secretary of State Diego Morales says he’s launching a new effort to keep the polls safe. Our Political Team takes stock of the historic protests rocking college campuses, including here in Indiana, and they look ahead to the primary on Tuesday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A state lawmaker wants voters to promote him to Congress. Mike Speedy has served in the Indiana House of Representatives for more than a decade. He’s also spent seven years on the Indianapolis City-County Council. He’s one of eight Republicans running to succeed Congressman Greg Pence, who is not seeking another term. He tells WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, he’s running because he’s upset with the direction of the country. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A tech entrepreneur says American need to make long overdue investments in healthcare and workforce training to meet its future needs. Ryan Pfenninger is one of two Democrats running in the 5th congressional district, that’s Republican Congresswoman Victoria Spartz’s seat. Pfenninger is a tech entrepreneur from Carmel. He tells WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, that background means he’s a problem solver by nature. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist sits down with State Representative Mike Speedy, one of several Republicans running for Congressman Greg Pence’s seat. We hear from another congressional hopeful, this time on the Democratic side. And our panel talks Trump before the Supreme Count and Gaza protests here at home. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Governor Holcomb is adding 2 more countries to his itinerary as governor. We turn our attention to a Democratic primary for congress. And our panel discusses the crisis between Iran and Israel and a DOJ investigation of Indiana’s largest police department. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Republicans aren’t the only ones with a contested primary in the 5th congressional district. Democrats will have to choose between Ryan Pfenninger and Deborah Pickett. WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sits down with Pickett who is a former think tank researcher and serves on a number of boards in the Carmel area. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A political action group wants Democrats and Independents to vote in the Republican primary. We hear from a congressional candidate who joined the race after he lost his son to fentanyl poisoning. And our panel discusses the ad campaign from Recenter Indiana and the latest push on student loan debt. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of the candidates on the Republican ballot this year is running because he lost his son to fentanyl. Jamison Carrier is a businessman from Greenwood. In 2022 is son, Joey, died of fentanyl poisoning. Carrier is now running to succeed the retiring congressman, Greg Pence. He tells WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, that border security is paramount to him to be sure someone else doesn’t go through what his family did. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WISH-TV is proud to add a new show to our Sunday morning lineup, The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt. It’s a new Sunday political talk show backed by The Hill’s experienced team of journalists based in Washington. WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sat down with Chris Stirewalt to talk about what you can expect. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garrett Bergquist, sits down with Republican candidate for Governor, Jamie Reitenour. A State senator explains why he’s asking voters to promote him to the US House. And our panel discuss another abortion ruling, a curfew, and another party bows out. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In January, Congressman Greg Pence announced that he would not seek another term. That set off a stampede of Republican candidates looking to succeed him. Pence’s district covers East Central Indiana from the southern part of Indianapolis to Richmond. Today we hear from one of the candidates in the May primary, Jeff Raatz. He has represented the Richmond are in the state senate for the past ten years. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How can the leading Republican candidates for Governor claim to be outsiders? That question got some interesting responses during WISH-TV’s live debate this week. Congresswoman Victoria Spartz explains her last-minute decision to run for another term. And our panel looks back at the governor’s debate and a high profile campaign stop. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Congresswoman Victoria Spartz’ last minute decision to seek a third term took an already crowded Republican primary field by surprise. She tells WISH-TV Government Reporter, Garret Bergquist, that she is running because she feels she has unfinished business in Washington and none of the other candidates are likely to get things done that her constituents want. they talk about her decision to run and her stance on issues like immigration, abortion, and rivals attack ads over funding for Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Victoria Spartz chief rival in this year’s primary says the 5th District needs a “work horse”, not a “show horse”. Chuck Goodrich has served in the Indiana House since 2019. He serves on the House Ways and Means and Education committees. He tells Phil Sanches that he wants to restore a sense of optimism in congress. We’ll show you what happens when you put 8 candidates for governor in a room and ask them how they’ll contain healthcare costs. And our panel discusses new cellphone rules in schools and a rare veto by the governor. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Phil Sanchez sits down with State Representative, Chuck Goodrich who is running for a seat in Indiana's US House of Representatives District 5. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Voters in much of Hamilton County will pick new State Representatives this year. In the 24th House District, Republican Donna Schaibley is retiring. Earlier, we talked to Democratic candidate, Josh Lowery. This week we’re talking to one of the Republican candidates, Bill Gutrich. He’s a business man who moved to Indianapolis from the Chicago area years ago. He tells Phil Sanchez that he want s to be the voice of reason in the State House. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.